Incredibly, unbelievably stupid law. Waste is made when something unwanted is created, not when it is thrown out. Destruction or landfill is often the best option for all involved and modern landfills are very safe and sustainable. I worked in recycled clothing for a few years and it is not always or even often efficient.

This is forcing society to be inefficient to make some people feel a little better emotionally about something irrational.

producers and sellers will have to optimize via better consumption prediction or via less previous season throw away.

eu is inefficent to be stable, until it is not, by design

good comment, but of course it's downvoted on hackernews